Debast: "Huge praise for Jan"

INTERVIEWS Anderlecht took maximum advantage of the tie between number one Union and number three Ghent. Zeno Debast also observed that. "I am happy with this victory. We have to keep looking at match by match. There's a tough program coming up now, we're going to prepare for that."

"I have already looked at the statistics. In terms of passing, in terms of ball possession and in terms of chances it was good, but at the end the goals count. We had to wait a while for that," Debast said in front of the Sporza microphone. "RWDM played with a strong block. We circulated the ball well, but maybe we needed to give a little more centers and put a little more pressure. But I'm happy with the result."

Purple and White had to chase for a long time after a counter goal by RWDM. How come Anderlecht gave away so much space? "We knew beforehand that RWDM is strong on the counter. What exactly happened, for that I have to revisit the phase."

"At halftime we cheered each other up. We knew we just had to keep playing our game. Put a little more pressure on their defense though and create chances that way."

Finally, Debast had some nice words for his buddy at the back, Jan Vertonghen. "Huge praise for Jan. How he leads the team and goes full steam ahead himself. He is everywhere. He gives himself not one hundred, but two hundred percent."

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